Consumer-Welfare-Standard

FTC and DOJ Release 2023 Merger Guidelines Rejecting Consumer Welfare Standard

2023-12-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice released final 2023 Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023, representing a major departure from the consumer welfare standard that had guided antitrust enforcement for nearly half a century. The Guidelines signaled a move from the existing …

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Reagan Appoints Robert Bork to DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Positioning Antitrust Revolution Author for Supreme Court

1982-02-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert Bork to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on February 9, 1982, elevating the author of “The Antitrust Paradox” to the federal bench widely considered the nation’s second-most important court. Bork’s …

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